Unit 1- Intro to Med Terms Flashcards by Claire Terp

Q

Cardi

Word Root

A

Core meaning of the term

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itis= suffix example

Suffix

A

Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease

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pre- before

Prefix

A

Attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, or negation

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/o

Combining vowels

A

Usually “o” eases pronunciation

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Cardi/o

Combining Form

A

Word Root + Combining Vowel = Combining Form

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intravenous

intra-

A

Within or inside

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submarine

sub-

A

Below, under

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arthritis

arthr/o

A

joint

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hepatitis

hepat/o

A

Liver

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Osteoporosis

oste/o

A

Bones

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intravenous

ven/o

A

Veins

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arthralgia

-algia

A

pain

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abdominocentesis or amniocentesis

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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leukocyte

-cyte

A

cell

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arthrodynia

-dynia

A

pain

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tonsillectomy & appendectomy

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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anemia & hypoglycemia

-emia

A

blood condition

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photograph

-gram, -graph

A

record, x-ray, picture

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-photography

-graphy

A

processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

-itis

A

inflammation

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-osteomalacia

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly (“mega”)

-megaly

A

enlargement

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thermometer

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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neuroid

-oid

A

like, resembling

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# oncologist & cardiologist -ologist

specialist

# biology & psychology -ology

the study of

# sarcoma -oma

tumor

# osteoporosis & psychosis -osis

abnormal condition

# colostomy -ostomy

creating an artificial opening

# colotomy -otomy

surgical incision

# cardiopathy -pathy

-disease

# pyrophobia -phobia

-abnormal fear of specific things

# rhinoplasty -plasty

surgical repair

# nephroptosis -ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

# hemorrhage -rrhagia, --rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

# myorrhaphy -rrhaphy

-suturing

# diarrhea -rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

# myorrhexis -rrhexis

rupture

# arteriosclerosis -sclerosis

abnormal hardening

# stethoscope -scope

instrument used for visual examination

# colonscopy -scopy

visual examination

# hemostasis & homeostasis -stasis

stop, control

# arteriostenosis -stenosis

abnormal narrowing

- a

before

- c

with

- p

after

- s

without

DX

diagnosis

HX

history

Rx

take/prescribe

TX

treatment

C

Celsius

F

Fahrenheit

c/o

complains of

CC

chief complaint

d/c, DC

discontinue (discharge)

H&P

History and Physical

PE

physical exam

pt or PT

patient

R/O

rule out (may or may not have)

DOB

date of birth

y/o

years old

yr

year

ft

feet

h., hr.

hour

in

inches

min

minute

(triangle symbol)

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